Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 20, Issue 1, January-February The exacerbation of the political situation in the country in the first months of this year is due to the shift of political and economic strata in the country, with the new Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev being the main player in this...
Publikation Arbeit und Gewerkschaften Clean Clothes Campaign: Country Profile - BULGARIA 2019 The EU Council’s report and European Commission’s Country Report Bulgaria do not shed light on other grave issues – endemic working poor, repression of unions, non-observance of the law, as well as widespread violations of human rights....
Publikation The Party System in Bulgaria 2009-2019 The series presents shifts and dynamics within Bulgarian political parties and the party system as a whole, thereby shedding light on the development of Bulgarian democracy as a whole and the challenges in the process of its...
Publikation Europa & Außenpolitik IN OR OUT? The Politics of Euro Accession for Eastern European Member States The stabilisation of the eurozone is one of the big challenges Europe is presently facing. While in some states of the EU the euro is still considered to be a critical integrative factor for the European Union, in others it is seen as an...
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 19, Issue 4, October-November The victory of GERB in the elections enables the party to complete its governing mandate. BSP has made a breakthrough in some regional cities of the country, but it cannot yet be seen as an alternative for a ruling party. Nationalist...
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 19, Issue 3, July-September The upcoming campaign for the local elections will be extremely intense, and full of compromising statements and smutty PR. After winning the European elections, GERB is embarking upon the election campaign with confidence. The...
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 19, Issue 2, April-June The European elections confirmed the political status quo and showed that there is no alternative in which voters are wont to place their trust. The campaign of compromising others led to an ebbing of voters and has confirmed the...
Publikation Polit-Barometer: Year 19, Issue 1, January-March Bulgaria has de facto entered the election campaign with a noisy scandal around luxury apartments bought by people in power at low prices. This has led to a strong public response and has become the number one theme in the public domain....
Publikation Youth Study Bulgaria 2018-2019 This report contains the main results and conclusions of a national sociological survey of Bulgarian youth, and is representative of young people aged 14 – 29. The research was organised, methodologically developed and funded by the...
Publikation Europa & Außenpolitik Balkan Islam - A Barrier or a Bridge for Radicalisation? There are sizable Muslim communities in many of the Balkan countries. As a whole, the region is characterised by the moderate nature of the Balkan Islam and tolerant relations among religions. In the last years, however, wars and...
